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it's not just a super bowl but what about chuck hagel? can he survive his disastrous performance or disappointing certainly in front of the senatephon relations committee? john kerry is on the job now as the new secretary of state. scott brown announcing he will not written for senate from massachusetts. he may run for governor but that leaves the republicans without a candidate in the special senate election to replace john kerry. lots too -- lots to talk about. join us on twitterat @bpshow or in the chat room. i'm sorry. on facebook rather. you can get to the chat room next. on facebook, it's facebook.com/bill press show the chat room is open. join it, debate the issues with your fellow "full-court press"ers by going to current.com and clicking on the chat room. we have a couple of super bowl cas you'llties today on team press. peter ogburn, the most humiliating of all who gave a super bowl party last night, it was his house the he was the chef, and i got food poisoning. >> weird when you eat your own feed and get food poisoning. we wil
it's not just a super bowl but what about chuck hagel? can he survive his disastrous performance or disappointing certainly in front of the senatephon relations committee? john kerry is on the job now as the new secretary of state. scott brown announcing he will not written for senate from massachusetts. he may run for governor but that leaves the republicans without a candidate in the special senate election to replace john kerry. lots too -- lots to talk about. join us on twitterat @bpshow or...
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chuck hagel, they are going to vote again next week. what is the feeling at the pentagon do they expect him to be the next defense secretary? >> oh, yeah. i think everybody anticipates him being the next secretary of defense. the issue there is is he a damaged secretary of defense? you have a guy who has got congressional experience, and my experience covering the pentagon all of these years is that political skills are the most important thing that a secretary of defense needs. >> really? >> yeah, because in the end, that's who gives you the money. >> that's whatley on panetta was so good at although he obviously didn't succeed in talking them out of sequester at least not so far. so will chuck hagel -- let's say sec questquestration goes into effect. so he is up there detailing the hor endous effects this is having. how much credibility will he have with congress after he's been through this very messy confirmation process? >> yeah. he will definitely very long some fences to mend with them. and some of them will have some fence to me
chuck hagel, they are going to vote again next week. what is the feeling at the pentagon do they expect him to be the next defense secretary? >> oh, yeah. i think everybody anticipates him being the next secretary of defense. the issue there is is he a damaged secretary of defense? you have a guy who has got congressional experience, and my experience covering the pentagon all of these years is that political skills are the most important thing that a secretary of defense needs. >>...
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the senate yet to vote on the designated chuck hagel and president warning that the defense department faces major major cuts and disruption if the sequester goes through as its scheduled to on march 1st. all big issues regarding the pentagon and that's her beat her new beat at politico pro, juana summers in studio with us defense reporter now for politico pro coming off of the hot campaign trail where we often talk to you, juana. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> do you like your new beat? >> never a dull moment. i don't think i got a vacation in between the two. it's out of the frying pan into the fire. >> bill: you are right in the middle of the fire right now. let's start with chuck hagle. a couple of republicans now come out and said they are going to vote for him. john mccain saying he would oppose any filibuster on his confirmation vote. >> it seems michael. there aren't. lined see gram of south carolina has indicated he would like to see president obama nominate someone else and chuck hagel's name removed for contention but there is no one saying they are going to filibus
the senate yet to vote on the designated chuck hagel and president warning that the defense department faces major major cuts and disruption if the sequester goes through as its scheduled to on march 1st. all big issues regarding the pentagon and that's her beat her new beat at politico pro, juana summers in studio with us defense reporter now for politico pro coming off of the hot campaign trail where we often talk to you, juana. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> do you like...
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you served with chuck hagel. how do you think he will do? >> i think he will do well. chuck is a friend. he was a republican. i was a democrat. he served for 12 years of the 18 years i served in the senate. i think he's smart. he's capable. he knows defense and foreign policy issues. you know, here is a guy that fought on the battlefield, earned two purple hearts and was hectored during his nomination. you know, i thought what happened to him was pretty thoughtless in this process. >> bill: he was badly treated by his fellow republicans. unfairly, i believe. >> these are people who worked with him 12 years. he would go to their caucus once a week. presumably, all friend and acquaintances and i think for political reasons, he took it on the chin during that process. but he's now there and he's going to be a good secretary of defense in my judgment. >> bill: do you think he can repair -- mend his fences? >> i do. chuck is smart and capable and i think he will do well. >> bill: if he were in the senate today, how would you vote on the sequester? what do you think the sena
you served with chuck hagel. how do you think he will do? >> i think he will do well. chuck is a friend. he was a republican. i was a democrat. he served for 12 years of the 18 years i served in the senate. i think he's smart. he's capable. he knows defense and foreign policy issues. you know, here is a guy that fought on the battlefield, earned two purple hearts and was hectored during his nomination. you know, i thought what happened to him was pretty thoughtless in this process....